Extrinsic Factors Involved in the Differentiation of Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells: An Overview
Figure 1
Possible pathways of generation of differentiated cells from another cell type. (a) True differentiation of one cell type into another. (b) De-differentiation of one cell type into a common progenitor cell followed by differentiation into another cell type. (c) De novo differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell in adult tissue into another cell type. (d) Fusion of one cell type with a pluripotent stem cell giving rise to another cell type.
